British Columbia holds Express Entry and Skilled Immigration draw

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) issued invitations to apply to qualified registrants in Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC categories on March 16. BC PNP invited a total of 506 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

Out of the invited candidates, 78 candidates were invited separately under the NOC Code 0621 and 0631 only.

Please refer to the below details for a full breakdown of minimum scores and total invitations issued.

Total 428 invitations issued:

• SI – Skilled Worker – Minimum score: 96
• SI – International Graduate  – Minimum score: 94
• SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled – Minimum score: 81
• EEBC – Skilled Worker – Minimum score: 96
• EEBC – International Graduate – Minimum score: 94

Total 78 invitations issued for retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 0621) and restaurant and food-service managers (NOC 0631):

• SI – Skilled Worker – Minimum score: 114
• SI – International Graduate – Minimum score: 114
• EEBC – Skilled Worker  – Minimum score: 114
• EEBC – International Graduate  – Minimum score: 114

The EEBC stream is for the candidates with a valid profile in the federal Express Entry system which is Canada’s main pathway for skilled individuals who wish to move to Canada on permanent residence.

The SI (Skilled Immigration) stream is for skilled and semi-skilled workers whose occupations are in high demand in the province of B.C.

The province periodically invites the highest-scoring applicants in each category to apply under BCPNP. Then successful applicants are nominated to apply to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence.

British Columbia has been regularly holding the PNP draw aligned with Express Entry along with the Tech Pilot draw of the province itself. The candidates under the Tech Pilot require a job offer from one of the eligible occupations.

In the Skilled Immigration and EE aligned draws and other PNP draws, the candidates are awarded additional 600 CRS points if they receive the successful nomination. That ensures the ITA from the federal Express Entry program.

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